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Contact us:chtpcjss@gmail.comPCJSS/JSS key persons:Sudha Sindhu Khisa, President/ Rupayan Dewan, Vice President,/Tatindra Lal Chakma, General Secretary/. Responsibility shouldered on 11 July 2013.Background: The present central committee was elected on 11 July 2013, on the 2nd day of the 3-day long 10th PCJSS national conference. The earlier committee (convening committee) was formed on 10th April 2010 when Mr. Santu Larma convened the 9th national conference (29-31 March 2010) in sheer violation of the party constitution and excluded a few hundred veteran leaders and members and also "formally" expelled 7 top veteran leaders (Chandra Sekhar Chakma, Sudhasindhu Khisa, Rupayan Dewan, Tatindra Lal Chakma, Eng. Mrinal Kanti Tripura, Advocate Shaktiman Chakma and Binoy Krishna Khisa) and also declared their capital punishment. The present leadership is determined to democratise the JSS under a collective leadership.

"The world suffers a lot not because of the violence of the bad people, But because of the silence of the good people." Napoleon (1769-1821).

Wednesday, December 08, 2010

JSS' consultation to review draft memo for constitutional revision

The JSS consultation with the leaders of Khagarachari Hill District on the draft memo for constitutional review.

JSS' new leadership met with the Jumma leaders, public representatives, civil society figures, NGO leaders, community leaders and social voice makers yesterday at Rega club at Milanpur, Khagarachari to draw valued opinion on the petition drafted for submission to the Bangladesh Government’s special committee for constitutional revision.

Mr. Sudhasindhu Khisa, a veteran JSS leader and Co-Charperson of the JSS central convening committee spoke as the convener.

The meeting was convened by Mr. Sudhasindhu Khisa, Co-Chairperson of the JSS central convening committee and CHT Regional Council member which started at 11.30am and lasted for about 4 hours. Mr. Khisa led the consultation as the convener and Mr. Tatindra Lal Chakma popularly known as Major Pele, Member-Secretary of the JSS central convening committee read out the draft memo. Mr. Khisa and Mr. Dewan clarified the questions of the distinguished participants which had been raised based on the contents of the draft memo.

Mr. U Kya Zain, leader of CHT Citizen's Committee and a former Joint Secretary is speaking in the meeting (left).

The participants warmly welcomed the JSS’ move for involving the people on a national cause. Mr. Mrahsathowai Marma, Marma Okya Parishad leader, suggested arranging such consultation in 3 hill districts. He remarked that it was a national shame for failing submission of a common memo involving all the CHT leaderships. The convener told the audiences in his opening speech that it was the responsibility of Mr. Santu Larma to arrange a meeting for submission of a common memo by all the indigenous peoples of the country. It could have also been either done by Mr. Dipankar Talukdar, M.P. and the State Minister, for the CHT Affairs Ministry or Barrister Raja Devasish Roy.

Mr. Sathowai Aung Marma, President, Marma Unnayan Sangsad (Marma Development Council) told the meeting about their decision that they would response to the calls of those quarters for national interest. Mr. Sunendo Marma, President, BMSC (Bangladesh Marma Students' Council) suggested to keep the word 'indigenous' and avoid writing the word 'Jumma'. Mr. U. K. Zain, former Joint Secretary and a leader of the CHT Citizen's Committee made the comment clear that there was reservation on the term, as they think that the 'Jumma' term comes from a Chakma word. Mr. Rupayan Dewan clarified that matter gave a background on the genesis of Jumma nationalism against the extreme Bengali chauvinism.

Mr. Nirapad Talukdar, Vice Chairman, Khagarachari Sadar Upazila Parishad suggested to prioritise the demands considering our question of survival. Mr. U. K. Zain opined that we should not specify the number of MP seats for the CHT region. Ms. Satarupa Chakma, Vice Chairman, Dighinala Upazila Parishad also suggested not to specify the number of seats for the women. Mr. Sarbottom Chakma, Chairman, Panchari Upazila Parishad suggested to include the CHT accord in the constitution after replacing the 'tribal' by 'indigenous' term. He also suggested for programme based unity among the CHT political parties for achieving political rights of the Jumma people.

Mr. Rupayan Dewan, Member of the CHT Regional Council and also a Co-Chair of the JSS’ central convening committee closed down the meeting after giving a closing speech. He told that the great leader MN Larma and founder of JSS unified the Jumma nation in 1972 by involving leaders from all sections during submission of the 4-point charter of demands before the constitution drafting committee. Unfortunately, it did not happen after 39 years when the Jumma nation and the indigenous peoples have got a second chance for their constitutional recognition. He appealed for greater Jumma unity for achieving rights from the Bengali nation.

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Manabendra Narayan Larma

MANABENDRA NARAYAN LARMA, the great leader and awakener of the Jumma nation, born on 1 Sept 1941 (Parliamentary record) and died on 10 Nov 1983 did his Matriculation in 1958 and graduated in 1963, B.Ed in 1968 and LL.B in 1970. In 1962-63 he was the President of the Hill Student Association and formed the PCJSS in 1972 in association with Sri Birendra Kishore Roaza, ex-Member of the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly. Sri Larma was District Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, CHT chapter President in 1972-73. He established a few high schools in rural CHT. He was arrested from Bindu Niloy, hostel of CHT Jumma students at Patharghat, Chittagong on 10th Feb 1963 using the East Pakistan Public Safety Ordinance for protesting worst state of rehabilitation and demanding proper compensation and proper rehabilitation of the affected people due to the construction of Kaptai Hydroelectric project. He actively participated to the nation-wide anti-Ayub movement. He was released from jail on 8 March 1963. He was elected to the East Pakistan Provincial Assembly as an independent member from the CHT 1 seat and with this authority he became a member of the Bangladesh Constituent Assembly in 1972. He was also elected as M.P. of the first Bangladesh Parliament in 1973. He raised voice in the Parliament for the rights of not only the CHT indigenous hill peoples but also the toiling masses of Bangladesh. He did not endorse the Constitution for the rejection of the ethnic identity of the indigenous peoples of the country. He went to underground politics on 15th Aug 1975 soon after listening to the assassination of Bangabandhu Seikh Mujibur Rahman. He was killed on 10 Nov 1983 by a rival armed platoon, sent by Priti Kumar Chakma, a key leader of the dissident faction. PHOTO: Collected from Bangladesh Parliament library.